The Seagulls got off to a rampant start to Division 2, the highlight of which was scoring 27 goals in 2 games, all to no reply. Combined with a clean sheet in the second half of the previous game meant the Lepers had played over an hour of football without conceding. And the good times just kept rolling.

An exhibition match against the mythical Hepos Lepos was yet another winning notch on 100% Fjortoft’s belt under the apparent managerial expertise of Jerzak. Drake couldn’t stop scoring, Sheen couldn’t stop saving, Ames couldn’t stop fouling, Harvey couldn’t stop running and Spike couldn’t stop doing rainbow kicks before the game. Having fought their way past a strong Mazars side thanks to late goals from Harvey and Fjortoft, the Lepers went on to destroy their foes Sparta on the bouncy castle. However the Christmas period was a slow time for the team, and a lack of competitive games, coupled with a new found love for the Bouncy Castle left them extremely rusty on the normal pitches. A draw in a ‘friendly’ against the Division 6 champions should have given the Lepers a wake-up call, but the side’s monstrous self-belief was not to be dented and they stormed to the title with 2 games to spare. A 9 – 0 victory over new side Word Up was followed by a comfortable 7 – 2 thrashing of 2nd placed Sparta giving the Lepers the chance to celebrate the title early.

However, storms were a-brewing on the horizon and the Lepers somehow conceded 5 goals in the last 2 games having let in 8 from the previous 12! A 2 – 2 draw against Diablos was followed by the biggest turn-around in Powerleague history. OC&C got their revenge for a 16 – 0 humbling by beating the Lepers 3 – 1 on the final day of the season. Did someone say ‘invincibles’? On this dark day for the Seagulls, which also happened to be transfer deadline day, Harvey completed the swoop of the season by plucking Fjortoft’s ‘100%’ nickname from right under his beak. The Energiser Bunny had of course even starred in the side which thrashed Hepos Lepos earlier in the season fully entitling him to the 100% name. Fortunately for Fjortoft, the red-top tabloid press were on hand to supply Mike Aage with a new moniker – ‘2D Fjortoft’, in honour of his ability to participate in wins AND draws.

Spike
The Highs – Banging the goals in while playing in a forward position
The Lows – Playing in a forward position when he was supposed to be defending

2D Fjortoft
The Highs – Scoring critical goals in tight games in particular 2 in the 3-1 win over Mazars
The Lows – Becoming two-dimensional

100% Harvey
The Highs – Being the ‘glue’ in all of the Lepers 12 victories. And that winning goal against Mazars.
The Lows – Missing the last 2 games of the season

MVP Ames
The Highs – Continuing to be the most reliable defender with a striker running at him (the V stands for valuable)
The Lows – Continuing to be a liability when a striker has his back to him (the V stands for violent)

Drake
The Highs – Goals, goals, goals. The lad just couldn’t stop scoring. 4 on the opening day of the season; 6 against GT2; 4 against Word Up, 4 against Sparta ……
The Lows – Playing upside down

MOM Sheen
The Highs – Tighter than a nun’s jaffer conceding just 13 goals in 14 games. Surely a Powerleague record.
The Lows – Coming out of retirement for the final game of the season

Avram Jerzak
The Highs – Bagging a hatrick against Diablos
The Lows – Being labelled a cheese head

Cornwall
The Highs – Man of the Match in every game he featured
The Lows – Vomiting in every game he featured

Stoner
The Highs – Taking part in his 5th season for the Lepers
The Lows – Showing more lunchbox than Linford Christie in some explicit kit

Statto
The Highs – Being a total (unt to the Lepers
The Lows – Playing a game for them and having to be nice

‘John’
The Lows – Being barracked by Jerzak for slipping over trying to control the ball and then slipping over try to get up.
The Highs – Having the last laugh by shouting at Jerzak for doing the same.